Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
BlsMARclN WEEKLY TRIBUNE FRIDAY JAN 81, 1887

trict and providing for transfer Of pend
ing actions to such subdivision.
Also. relating to the receiving and hand
ling Of grain and other products by railroad
companies.
BY DR.. GALLOWAY-To provide for
the issuing Of duplicate coupons for those
lost III transit by registered letter between
Tidioute, Pa, and Bismarck, and to provide
for payment of the same.
By. Mr.. MEAD Making it the duty of
county treasurers to certify to abstracts Of
title to real estate when requested, and pro-
yiding compensation for same.
BY Mr.. SHELDON of Hand-To create a
new subdivision of the Fifth judicial dis
trict
BY Mr.. .McCUMBER-To enable cities
and municipal corporations to lease and
maintain system, or parts of system, of
water works, telegraphic fire signal or fire
apparatus. ,s
BY Mr.. GRIGSBY-To amend section
677 of the code of civil procedure, relating
RAPID CITY SEWAGE BILL.
The council bill amendatory to section
Of chapter 81 of session laws of 1883, came
up on its third reading, and reported IA
vorably. and was passed after explanation
by Mr.. Wells that it was to make it clear
! that Rapid City was not by the law forbid
den to discharge its sewage into Rapid
river.
COMMITTEE CLERKS.
Council bill No. IA, a joint resolution for
employment of clerks of certain COM
mittees, came up on its passage and a long
discussion ensued.
Mr.. WASHABAUGH thought the bill
appeared designed to provide for friends
wanting placeS,rather than to meet neces-
sity of help flor the committees. At any
| time when an over-worked committee
asked clerk, there would be no DISPOSE
tion to oppose its request. But this creating
| Of offlces without need of them he should
oppose. He didn't think this legislature
| could afford it. The idea of giving clerks
| to the insurance and military affairs COM
mittees, which would have to consider only
three or four bills during the session, he
| regarded rs an outrage.
| Mr.. McC UMBER thought all the clerks
| that would be needed would be provided
| by the bill which has been introduced by
Mr.. Dodge, which authorizes the appoint
ment OF clerks and extra officers on order
of the council or house, or both. =.
Mr.. GRIGSBY., il he had all idea that this
bill was to provide for disappointed cand-
dates. rather than to provide necessary
help, he would oppose it with great
warmth. But he had investigated the
matter and learned that in the latter part
of the session many clerks would be re-
quired and then all would be taken from
Bismarck, and We would have to take any
bill IS to give the committees a chance to
distribute the patronage and to choose the
right kind of clerks. As to the insurance
committee, If dozen clerks should be EN-
plOyed by that committee alone, and there
! by it be enabled to revise and perfect the
insurance laws of the territory, their con-
stituents would say we'll done. He was
satisfied it was the same with other COM
mittees. The places of meeting Of differ
ent committees are far apart; members can
! not attend the meetings of all the commit
tees they belong to, il the clerical work Of
the committees is done by members. They
could do better and cleaner work if clerks
were employed.
DR.. COLLINS did not anticipate any of
the clerks proposed would be employed
until they are needed. Their employment
will be in the interest of economy. He was
informed that thirty clerks were employed
the latter part Of last session, and they
cost more than these few permanent clerks
| would COST
Mr.. WELLS thought the information
| that thirty clerks were employed at any
! time last session was an eXaggeratiOn.
Mr.. WASHABAUGH thought none of
the committees other than the judiciary
committee had need now of clerks. How
| many the committee on engrOssed and en-
rolled bills might need hereafter he was
not prepared to say. For other committees
there was no other work than to draw re,
ports, and it was committeeman rather
than clerks who were expected to do that
| work.
DR.. COLLINS explained that his infor.
nation as to last session was from the as.
! sistant clerk of the house, and to the effect
| that twelve or more were employed by the
| council and the remainder by the house.
| Mr.. ERICSSON proposed an amendment
to strike out the committees on insurance.
military affairs and banks and banking,
and provide that the four clerks proposed
shall work for the engrossing and enroll
ing committee when not employed in other
committee work: He also suggested the
employment Of the postmaster of the house
to attend to mails of the council by adding
81 to his per diem.
Mr.. GRIGSBY advocated the original
resolution. Our work here will be con-
sidered by our constituents on its merits.
If it suits them they will have not word
to say about the expense of doing it.
| Mr.. WELLS referring to a remark about
the help clerks might give in drawing
| bills. etc. said it was the duty Of members
to frame the laws themselves.
! Mr.. HUGHES spoke of the session be-
ing limited to sixty days, and of the neces-
| sity of great deal of wise and thoughtful
legislation. The prohibition of special
acts made it important we should have a
general system OF laws, unknown hereto
| fore. Any one can draw bill, but not a
! good one, without reflection. The men,
bers' time would be better employed than
! in mere clerical labor. He would ask how
many had read all the bills before them,
| and ventured to say no one had read a
third of them. He thought every import
ant committee ought to have clerk. If
| the bills receive the consideration they
| ought to have, no member will have time
| to do clerical work. He favored the origi-
| nal resolution in the interest Of economy,
| and because he knew the value of the as
| sistance rendered to the committee on ju-
dietary by its clerk already appointed.
MIR. SMITH, among reasons why the
committees should be supplied with clerks
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